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Re: [ICANN-EU] ... and other candidates
- To: "Christoph" <cweber@dialup.nacamar.de>
- Subject: Re: [ICANN-EU] ... and other candidates
- From: "Andreas Fügner" <Andreas.Fuegner@lizenz.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:43:02 +0200
- Cc: <icann-europe@fitug.de>
- Comment: This message comes from the icann-europe mailing list.
- Sender: owner-icann-europe@fitug.de
Dear Christoph:
>May _I_ correct a misconception, which might be common:
>Trademarks and Domains are two different things.
(....)
>As a trademark and patent professional you should be aware of these
>facts.
I only referred to trademarks, not to domain names,
and you are absolutely correct.
>Which brings us to the question why...
>> No objection means, it is yours!
> >The Barcelona.com owner most probably forget or did not know!
>... such brilliant statemets come from you. When, exactly, should
>the barcelona.com owner have objected to the foundation or
>naming of the Catalan City of Barcelona, do you think ?
>Enquiring minds want to know....
My statement must have been unclear. IOW:
The city of Barcelona did not object to the trademark registration
of Barcelona.com in 1996. That means, they accepted it.
Thus, the city had no grounds to claim the domain name.
Andreas Fuegner